Bed-riser.



t. E. SLOAN;

BED RISER.

APYLIOATION nun AUG. 12, 1012.

1 661 695 Patented May 13, 1913 A b mama-A ing' it will be end of thestretcher tube and locks-the same against rotation.

.Bj referring to Figs/hand of the drawnoted that each side wall, 4:,

"and, "5, has a'n inclined or beveled portion,

the tube and the stirrup 17, at its upper rear end and that the anglethe wirefabric, 19,;

bar, 18, which sustains projects over said beveledportionsand earries aclamp plate, 20, which binds the ends of the wire fabric to the angleplate. By bereling the walls'the lie-placed on the under bar so thelatter will cover an side .of the angle ends of the wire that project atthe inner side of the clamp plate. The down-turned portion, 21, of theangle bar seats against the outer side of the riserand is rigidlyattached to the supporting flange, 9, and the front end wall, 3, byrivets 'or bolts, 22, and the rivet, 8,

which secures the flange of sidewall, 5, and. said frontend wall.

It will be understood that when the risers are placed on the oppositeends of thestretcher tubes,'-the spring wires-being under considerabletension, the pulling ofthe springs will tend to cant or tilt the risersbut this is prevented by the supporting plate, 12, on the upper side ofon the lower side of the tube, consequently the pull of the wire springwill hold the risers in place and :tastenings of no kind are necessary.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is a 1. A bed riser having av front wall and two sidewalls; a stirrup carried by the said. side walls and connecting thelatter at their lower ends; a supporting flange extending laterally andbeyond one side wall, and a plate extending between and connecting: thesaid two side walls.-the lower edge of said plate being elevated withrespect to the stirrup to enable thecnd ofa stretcher tube to beinserted between said lower edge and stirrup.

2. A bed riser having a front wall, two side walls each or which latterhas an overhanging shoulderon its rear edge; a stirrup clamp plate, 20,may

edge elevated lower edge of the pl 1 causes;

co-nnepting the side alls at their lower ends; a supporting flange and aplate also connectingilieslcle walls and engaging the saidoiieidiangingshoulders on the rear edges of'the'latterf-sairl plate having its lowerwith respect to the stirrup to seat on the upper side of a stretchertube while the-lower side of the tube is seated in the stirrup j' '2}: Abed riser having a front walhtwo side 'alls each of which latter has anoverhangingshoulder on its rear edge; a stirrup connecting the sidewalls at their lower ends; a supporting flange and a separate platehaving one and secured to one side; all and its other end attaehedto theother ads wall and the upper edge of thesaid plate being seated beneath.the overhanging shoulders on the side walls while the lower edge thereofis provided with a curved notch which latter is elevated with respect tothe stirrup. i

4. A bed riser havinga front wall, two

side walls oar-hv having .an overhanging shoulder and a lug on its rearedge; a stirrup ronnorting the lower ends of the side walls below thesaid lugs; a supporting flange and a plate haviing a flange to projectbetween the side walls,--said plate being engaged by the overhangingshoulders and lugs on the edges of said side walls and the notch.

f A bed riser for sustainlng the ends of stretcher tubes having a frontwall and two spaced apart side walls which latter have a crosswise(connection at their lower ends to t'orni a support for the bottomcircumferential surface of a stretcher tube and said riser also having asupporting wall extending crosswise oi and between the two side wallswhich supporting wall is elevated with respect to thelower crosswiseconnection so as to eiig agi e'tlio upper(2injunil erential surface ofthe stretcher tube. I

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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